diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 7dcfb02..4cdd4b7 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Package: dashboard
 Title: What the Package Does (One Line, Title Case)
-Version: 0.0.0.016
+Version: 0.0.0.017
 Authors@R: 
   person(given = "First",
          family = "Last",
diff --git a/R/gh-queries.R b/R/gh-queries.R
index 116d795..757c35f 100644
--- a/R/gh-queries.R
+++ b/R/gh-queries.R
@@ -129,10 +129,13 @@ gh_issue_assignees_qry <- function (org = "ropensci",
     if (!is.null (end_cursor)) {
         after_txt <- paste0 (", after:\"", end_cursor, "\"")
     }
+    # Vitally important (see issue #5):
+    order_txt <-
+        ", orderBy: {field: CREATED_AT, direction: ASC}"
 
     q <- paste0 ("{
         repository(owner:\"", org, "\", name:\"", repo, "\") {
-                   issues (first: 100", after_txt, ") {
+                   issues (first: 100", after_txt, order_txt, ") {
                        pageInfo {
                            hasNextPage
                            endCursor
diff --git a/codemeta.json b/codemeta.json
index e55b0bb..51cfe86 100644
--- a/codemeta.json
+++ b/codemeta.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   "name": "dashboard: What the Package Does (One Line, Title Case)",
   "codeRepository": "https://github.com/ropensci-review-tools/dashboard",
   "license": "https://spdx.org/licenses/MIT",
-  "version": "0.0.0.016",
+  "version": "0.0.0.017",
   "programmingLanguage": {
     "@type": "ComputerLanguage",
     "name": "R",